This is the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Rare Bird Alert
(250-491-7738).

Sightings for Monday, April 14th - Tuesday AM update

Featured birds include:

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Osoyoos)
EURASIAN WIGEON (Kelowna)
BARRED OWL (Winfield
BLUE GROUSE (Winfield)
BOREAL CHICKADEE (Winfield)

Other birds mentioned:

Ruffed Grouse
Pine Grosbeak
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Vesper Sparrow
American Pipit
Horned Lark
Evening Grosbeak
LONG-TAILED DUCK
BLACK-NECKED STILT
DUNLIN
Rock Wren
PACIFIC LOON
Greater Yellowlegs
American Avocet
Blue-winged Teal


Sightings for April 14

Four AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on Osoyoos Lake on April 13 (BL) and
30 AMERICAN PIPITS were at Road 22, N. of Osoyoos (LN).

The male EURASIAN WIGEON was again seen at the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary,
in Kelowna (MB).

On Beaver Lake Road, E. of Winfield, a BLUE GROUSE was heard hooting at km
9.8 (CC). A RUFFED GROUSE was seen feeding in an aspen grove at km 5.2
(CC,HV). A single EVENING GROSBEAK was heard at km 6 (CC,HV). VESPER
SPARROWS were seen in good numbers on the lower reaches of the road and
small numbers of AMERICAN PIPITS and HORNED LARKS were also present (CC,HV).
Near Beaver Lake itself were 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 6 GRAY JAYS, 2 PINE
GROSBEAKS, a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL and a BARRED OWL (CC).


Sightings for April 13

On April 12, a BLACK-NECKED STILT was reported at Robert Lake, in Kelowna
(WC).

The LONG-TAILED DUCK was again seen at the Osoyoos Sewage Ponds, near the
Osoyoos Golf Course on the 12th (GW,m.ob).

Also on the 12th, both ROCK and CANYON WRENS were at the Vaseux Cliffs
(GW,m.ob).

A breeding plumage DUNLIN was reported at the Head of the Lake, near Vernon
(DC).


Sightings for April 11

A DUNLIN, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Robert
Lake in Kelowna (HV,JM).

At the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna, was a PACIFIC LOON (HV)and a
TUNDRA SWAN (JC).

Three TURKEY VULTURES were at Munson's Pond, off Benvoulin Rd, in Kelowna
(JM).

Observers - CC - Chris Charlesworth; GW - Gwynneth Wilson; HV - Hank
Vanderpol; JC - Janice Casling; JM - James McGregor; WC - Wilma Coriveau; DC
- Don Cecile; BL - Barry Lancaster; LN - Laure Neish; MB - Margaret Bryan.


If you have any questions about Okanagan Valley birding, contact Chris
Charlesworth (250) 718-0335, Dick Cannings at (250) 496-4019, or Phil Gehlen
(250) 542-8053.


This update has been sponsored by the TUMBLEWEED NATURE STORE at 67 Front
St. in Penticton.

Chris Charlesworth
Avocet Tours
725 Richards Road
Kelowna, BC, Canada
V1X 2X5
www.avocettours.com
c_charlesworth at avocettours.com

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